Kyle Walker is in line to make his comeback from an eight-month injury lay-off in Tottenham's Europa League clash with Partizan Belgrade next week.

The England full-back is back in full training after undergoing abdominal surgery in the summer and is expected to be part of the Londoners' squad for Thursday's home game against the Serbian side.

Walker missed last summer's World Cup because of the long-standing problem , after delaying surgery in the hope he could make Roy Hodgson's 23 for Brazil.

The 24-year-old, who has not played since March, will face competition from August signing DeAndre Yedlin for the right-back slot when the USA international arrives in January after being loaned back by Spurs to Seattle Sounders for the remainder of the MLS season.

Walker remains firmly in the plans of England boss Roy Hodgson, although Southampton right-back Nathaniel Clyne staked an impressive claim for a continued starting spot in this month's wins over Slovenia and Scotland.

Boss Mauricio Pochettino will not play Walker at Hull on Sunday but sees a European fixture as the ideal way of easing the player back in.